Garlic, a member of the onion family, may be grown successfully in most Virginia home gardens. There are early (white or Mexican) cultivars and late (pink or Italian) cultivars. The early cultivar does not store well and has poorer quality, but … [Read more...]
Fall Is the Time to Plant Trees & Shrubs
Fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs in your garden, however, it is important to properly plant them so they will be healthy for many years. Continued: … [Read more...]
How to Save Your Seeds for Next Year
If your garden is looking perfect this season, why not save seeds so you can recreate it next year? Read more: Source: … [Read more...]
How and When to Divide Perennials
Perennials grace our gardens year after year with their variety of brilliant colors and unique foliage forms. After a few years in the garden, these perennials may start to produce smaller blooms, develop a 'bald spot' at the center of their crown, … [Read more...]
Fall Harvest: Storing & Preserving Root Crops
Whether you’re on a mission to grow as much of your own food as possible or just love cooking with homegrown vegetables, putting up root crops for winter can be an easy way to keep the winter pantry full. Read more: Source: … [Read more...]
Weed Alert – Tree of Heaven
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Fall is the Season for Cool Season Lawn Recovery
There are lots of cool‐ season lawns (tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass either as single species or mixtures) that look like this following the roller coaster of summer weather patterns that featured record heat and drought, … [Read more...]
What to do with Leaves in the Fall
As we head into fall, leaves start to change color from green to yellows, red, orange, and purple. Eventually the colors will fade and the leaves will fall to the ground. Read More: … [Read more...]
Heirloom Apple Production
The apple, Malus domestica, has been cultivated in the southern U.S. since the 1600s. These old southern apples performed well in our hot, humid climate and were an important part of the diet of our ancestors. Over 1,800 varieties of apples were … [Read more...]
Late Summer House Plant Clean Up
The key to healthy plants is keeping them tidy. But with all the things going on in our lives, especially with busy summer vacations, taking care of our plants can fall by the wayside. However, now is a great time to do clean up and tend those … [Read more...]